Imagination Continued

These are the questions I get from other parents at Savvy's nursery during pick up/drop off.

My answer to all of them: "Um [puzzled and embarrassed look] - No!"

1. How was London? [awkward pause] Weren't you in London this weekend?

2. Sorry to hear about your roof. [awkward pause] Didn't your roof fall in last night?

3. How is Savvy's eye doing? [awkward pause] Didn't she just have eye surgery?

The effective part of Sav's story telling goes against what many say, which is to stay away from the detail so as not to get caught out. The parent responds to my "No, sorry, Sav must have been telling stories":

1. On London: But she said you were meeting friends and you stayed at a lovely hotel with pictures of horses...?

2. On the roof: But she said it caved in during the night, waking up her brother who cried and cried and while you weren't hurt, you were covered in dust and you made her spend the morning hoovering up?

3. On the eye surgery: But she said they had to use teeny tweezers and a mask, and that now she has an eye patch to wear along with medicine to take to recover?